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Chessington World Of Adventure

Working in such a fast paced, public facing role, I am not only a zoo keeper but a friendly face for guest interactions, animal experiences and everything I can do to help! My hoofstock role entails working with domestics and a few small mammals like skunks and raccoons, up to white rhino and giraffes and a lot in between! As the primary rhino keeper and.

Leek, Staffordshire, United Kingdom

I work with a range of animals covering a number of species within the wildlife park. The focus animals for me are maneless zebra, lemurs, tortoise, meerkats and wallaby but also covering the other areas including Asian short clawed otters, Brazilian tapir, capybara, pygmy goats, sheep, kune kune and Visayan warty pigs, Dik Dik, Humboldt penguins and a.

Chester, United Kingdom

I began working on the Giraffe section covering species including, Rothschild giraffes, Okapi, African forest buffalo, Malayan and Brazilian tapir, Pudu, Onagers, Bactrian camels, Babirousa, Red River hogs, Asian short clawed otters, Philippine spotted deer and red forest duiker. From here I moved to the Rhino section for a year, working with both Black.

Alton Towers

I began working at the Sea Life centre as an Animal information host. This involved welcoming visitors into the aquarium, giving talks and working at touch pools, interacting with visitors. From here I began to take an interest in the animal side, and learnt how to do simple aquarium management tasks such as cleaning, water tests and feeding. This led on.

Chester, United Kingdom

Here I was a hoof stock keeping intern with the Giraffe section, covering Rothschild Giraffes, Okapi, Malayan tapir, African forest buffalo, Banteng, Onagers, Bactrian camels, deer, babirousa, red River hogs, Asian short clawed otters and small antelope. During my time as an intern I was trusted with the responsibility of keys to animal houses, this gave.

I worked in the store covering the tills, cash handling, cleaning and interacting with customers. I also had nutrition training to advise people on dietary changes for their pets. This helped me with my public interaction which has been a huge part of my career.

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Animal Behaviour And Welfare, 2.1

Animal Behaviour And Welfare, Zoology/Animal Biology, 2.1 Hons

A Level, Biology, Chemistry, Psychology, D, D, C

Gcse, Double Award Science, Maths, English, Ict, Dance, Drama, Food Technology, Aa, B, Aa, A, B, A, A*